VANCOUVER, British Columbia Greetings from Rogers Arena, where the Canucks are playing the Rangers. The Predators’ coaching staff is here, probably scouting the Canucks in advance of Thursday’s game. Anyway, the Predators skated in Edmonton earlier today. I was not there, but I was told it wasn’t the dreaded “bag skate.” Still, it was good […]

Predators 4, Jets 3 Watching exhibition hockey is quite interesting — especially when the last game you saw live was a playoff game. The intensity isn’t quite there. The passes aren’t as crisp, the positioning not as precision, the shots not quite as hard. But it’s still hockey, and you can still learn a thing […]

One week ago today, we received word that Wade Belak had passed away. Today comes the tragic news of the plane crash of KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Two former predators, Karlis Skrastins and Josef Vasicek were on the plane. So was former Preds prospect Robert Dietrich. Below is some of the reaction from Predators who […]

Jordin Tootoo’s season had two elements to it. There was the Tootoo before he voluntarily entered the NHL’s substance abuse program on Dec. 27, and then there was Tootoo after he returned in February. Before he left, Tootoo looked similar to the player he had been before his issues. When he came back, he quickly […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. I guess we can now say it. That was the biggest win in Predators history — at least to this point. A victory Sunday in Game 6 would trump this 4-3 overtime win — simply because it would send the Predators franchise into uncharted territory — the second round of the playoffs. Of […]

Game 3 … Predators 2, Ducks 0 There is something much different about Nashville’s power play this postseason. It entered the playoffs hot and hasn’t given up momentum. The Predators got their first goal of the game on the power play off a nice play by Martin Erat. It was their fourth of the playoffs. […]

Former Predators forward Scottie Upshall keeps up with Jordin Tootoo quite a bit, through the good times and the bad. On Dec. 27, when Tootoo voluntarily entered the NHL’s substance abuse program, Upshall, then a Phoenix Coyotes winger, reached out to his friend. And since Tootoo’s return, Upshall, now with the Columbus Blue Jackets, has […]

It’s interesting how the mood has so quickly changed with the Predators. Though Nashville didn’t clinch a playoff berth after its 6-3 win over Atlanta — the Predators are pretty darn close — a lot of the talk in the locker room following the game was about seeding and getting ready for the playoffs. That’s […]

Some notes from Monday’s practice at Bridgestone Arena … Sullivan, O’Reilly practice: Steve Sullivan (groin) and Cal O’Reilly (leg) participated in a team practice for the first time in a long time and both said they felt great. Sullivan has been out since Feb. 24. “I was looking for some air,” Sullivan said with a […]

DENVER In the past we’ve tentatively said on this blog that the Predators could start thinking about the postseason. Take away any timidity from the previous statement. Now, we really believe the Predators have unofficially punched their ticket after their 3-2 victory over Colorado. Tonight everything broke their way. They won, Dallas lost in regulation, […]